Everton midfielder Leon Osman has high hopes for the coming season.
Osman setting his sights on European qualification, the midfielder believes another Stateside sojourn could be the ideal preparation for a top-six challenge.
"Going to America certainly seems to work for us," the 30-year-old told the Liverpool Daily Post. "We have shown that in the past and hopefully the same kind of thing can happen for us this year.
"Ultimately it's about us going over there and getting the work in, playing our football and coming back sharper.
"You know you are going to work hard pre-season, but you'd much rather work hard in America than you would in some other places I could mention!"
Of Everton's ambitions for the new campaign, Osman added: "We haven't discussed any targets this season. We've only had one pre-season friendly, but as a group of players we're all determined to do the best we can.
"We have to aim for Europe, there's no point in us not aiming for it and settling for second best. We have to aim high."
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